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RPC short guidance note – assessing Covid-19 restrictions-related impacts in IAs, January 2021

This is a short RPC guidance note on assessing Covid-19 restrictions-related impacts in regulatory impact assessments.

• From: Regulatory Policy Committee
• Published: 29 January 2021

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RPC short guidance note – assessing Covid-19 restrictions-related impacts in IAs, January 2021

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This note aims to help departments address the uncertainties and potential impacts of Covid-19 restrictions in their assessments of the impact of regulatory proposals. The note outlines effects on data availability/quality and analytical uncertainty in regulatory impact assessments (IAs). It also discusses how to take account of short to medium and possible longer-term, structural impacts of Covid-19 restrictions in IAs.

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Published 29 January 2021